NEW ORLEANS -- Michael Pratt threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns and Tulane improved to 5-1 with a 24-9 win against East Carolina Saturday at Yulman Stadium.
The Green Wave moved to 2-0 in American Athletic Conference play as the Green Wave scored 10 points off of two Pirate turnovers.
Pratt, who had missed Tulane's last game with an undisclosed injury, completed 27 of 34 passes in his return to the lineup, which was highlighted by a 44-yard bomb to Duece Watts down the right sideline late in the third quarter.
Tulane's defense held East Carolina scoreless in the second half as linebacker Macon Clark finished with eight tackles, two tackles for loss and an interception.